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reviewed Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century; Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)

William Golding: Lord of the Flies (1999, Penguin (Non-Classics))

Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding. …

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I hated this book when I read it for my literature class. It depressed me to read about how quickly humanity and civilization can deteriorate, and I found it hard to like/relate to any of the characters.